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Manchester United: Smalling could leave; Real Madrid man offered contract; interest in defender cools
After Chris Smalling returned to action after nearly two months out of action with a toe injury, the England international has been linked with a move away by the . The newspaper reports that the defender is attracting interest from Everton who are prepared to spend to improve their defence in January.
United are not keen to sell Smalling, who has worn the captain’s armband on a number of occasions this season, but may allow him to leave should they decide to sign Victor Lindelof.
However, his hopes to remain at Old Trafford are unlikely to be helped by news in the that central defender Pepe is set to be formally offered a contract by Manchester United as he is now free to negotiate with the Red Devils as he enters the last six months of his current deal at Real Madrid.
The 33-year-old has seen talks with Madrid stall after he fell down the pecking order at the Bernabeu and he may now be reunited with his former manager and compatriot Jose Mourinho as the manager seeks to add experience to a young defence.
are the latest source to have claimed that interest in Victor Lindelof is waning with a number of important figures returning to fitness and the team being in fine form. Chris Smalling and Eric Bailly both returned over the festive period and Phil Jones and Marcos Rojo have impressed in their absence.
The Swede was linked with a £38 million move to Old Trafford but that move could now fall apart with United reluctant to fork out such a large fee mid-season when his current squad seem to be doing a good enough job for Mourinho of late.
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